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Riz Akhtar
Riz Akhtar

Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.

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BYD launches “game-changing” new Blade battery with 5 minute charge time

  • 6 March 2026
  • 12 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
BYD announces game-changing charging tech with next generation Blade Battery allowing 10-70% charge in 5 minutes.
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  • 6 min
  • Batteries
  • Electric Transport

Electric truck batteries: Bigger is always better …. or is it?

  • 5 March 2026
  • 3 comments
  • Pierre-Louis Ragon and Albert Alonso-Villar
Bigger is not always better … at least when it comes to electric car batteries. But does the same hold true when it comes to electric trucks?
Hyundai Ioniq 5 charging
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  • 5 min
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V2G is here, but Hyundai remains cautious due to safety and reliability concerns

  • 5 March 2026
  • 10 comments
  • Tim Eden
The federal government boasted that EVs with V2G capability would be powering homes before the end of last year. The reality is a little different.
VE Motion trailer hitched to diesel prime mover. Source: VE Motion
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  • 4 min
  • Batteries
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How battery-powered truck trailers can cut diesel use by up to 50 pct

  • 10 February 2026
  • 13 comments
  • Tim Eden
Australian company says electrifying truck trailers with a battery pack is significantly cheaper than doing the same with the prime mover, and can cut diesel use by up to 50 per cent. 
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries

Nissan uses recycled Leaf batteries for energy storage at Australian castings factory

  • 9 December 2025
  • 4 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Nissan uses recycled batteries from its Leaf EVs to store solar generated at its Victoria castings factory.
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries

Sinopec and LG Chem to develop sodium-ion battery materials for low-speed EVs and grid

  • 27 November 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese and Korean industrial giants to work together on development of sodium-ion batteries, particularly for low-speed city EV, and grid storage.
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries
  • Electric Boats

New Greenpeace flagship vessel to feature 3 MWh battery, solar, sails, and hydrogen fuel cells

  • 27 November 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
The new flagship vessel for environmental campaign group Greenpeace will feature a 3 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery, as well as solar, sails, and hydrogen fuel cells.
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  • 1 min
  • Batteries

BMW teams up with Samsung to develop solid-state battery technology

  • 7 November 2025
  • 4 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
South Korean battery and electronic materials manufacturer Samsung joins efforts by BMW and US-based Solid Power to develop all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology.
Nio Battery Swap Sweden ET7 Reversing
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries
  • EV News

Nio reaches 90 million EV battery swaps, eyes on Australia market

  • 28 October 2025
  • 21 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
They said the technology would never work, but Nio has now completed 90 million battery swaps for EVs, and has its eyes on the Australian market.
Yutong extreme heat challenge in Saudi Arabia. Source: Yutong
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  • 6 min
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High speed test tracks, and extreme temperatures: Ensuring safety in an electric bus

  • 9 September 2025
  • 10 comments
  • Tim Eden
The world's biggest electric bus maker goes to some extraordinary lengths, and uses some innovative tech, to ensure battery pack safety.

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